I don't think you can unless maybe you know the name of the variable set in the loaded swf. I'm pretty sure that the loaded swf could send info to the loading swf using the _parent method.
The variable is "stepper".. This has been causing me hassle for 2 days now and i'm sure its possible... Anyone who figures it out and can explain/supply example then i will supply a FREE domain name (.com or .de ) .... ( Only for the first to succeed and reply)... Reply to forum so it can be timed.....
I think this thread is sitting idle because it's odd and missing an important piece....the code to the loaded swf. Take a closer look at that fun file Bret. He's Importing the swf into the main and then exporting the main. He's not loading an swf at runtime. That and the fact he left out what comprises the loaded swf (test.swf) and did not provide the source makes it a waste of time since we cannot control what test.swf sends to _root without access to it's scripting.
Not only is it an odd way of handling children movies, it's not the preferred method (importing as opposed to loading).
That test.swf looks to be a flash made movie using a component.
I could recreate it making both a Koolmoves movie but still would avoid importing it and would instead loadMovie and integrate the two. This is only a challenge because we are not provided all the code for those above examples.
Last edited by Chris_Seahorn; 05-02-2006 at 09:51 AM.
The source to test.swf. Plain enough language dude?
For the record I find your using a free domain as incentive to solve a problem like it's a prize as silly as you find my reply. This is a forum where cute incentives aren't needed.
Last edited by Chris_Seahorn; 05-02-2006 at 10:03 AM.
Yes, most people here fix problems for free. You do have a clue how a forum works right?
Now that you've attached all files, I'm sure Bret will square you away. It's not worth my time. I have a high and mighty attitude to uphold after all .
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The variable is "stepper".. This has been causing me hassle for 2 days now and i'm sure its possible... Anyone who figures it out and can explain/supply example then i will supply a FREE domain name (.com or .de ) .... ( Only for the first to succeed and reply)... Reply to forum so it can be timed.....
You are not giving anything away "free". You are awarding it to the successful troubleshooter....first to achieve success....as you stated yourself. Please refrain from jabbing at me for your mispoken post.
It might be possible to pull the variable from an imported swf I just don't know. As Chris pointed out you can code in the loaded swf to set a variable in _root or _parent, not sure if it will work when loaded at design but I'm sure it works when loaded at runtime.
Anyone who figures it out and can explain/supply example then i will supply a FREE domain name (.com or .de ) .... ( Only for the first to succeed and reply)...
Bob Hartzell gave me the attached ZIP file.
He is looking for a new domain: http://www.koolmoves.de
Last edited by necromanthus; 08-07-2008 at 06:54 AM.
If Bob wants www.koolmoves.de i'm afraid its already gone. Not sure i have been doing things the right way regarding importing swf as chris explained earlier.... I like the look of the components in Macromedia Flash 8 but i cannot recreate them in Koolmoves... This is actually the only thing i need to do..
The components were originally concieved for ease of use. You'll notice most of them do not allow access to their scripting but only allow parameters in the properties pane (usually decided by the creator) to be altered. Koolmoves components fall in this category too (created for ease of use). This usually gives you the needed functions to cover most bases. What you are doing requires us to bypass that properties pane and access the numericStepper class by hand. All we do is give your stepper component on the stage an instance name and we can then manipulate it....in this case with an event handler that grabs the steppers value to be done with as we please. In reality you could control every aspect of the stepper this way.
Last edited by Chris_Seahorn; 05-02-2006 at 09:49 PM.
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